RL.6.5 The Landlady

How does the following paragraph contribute to the development of the plot? 
Billy Weaver had travelled down from London on the slowafternoon train, with a change at Swindon on the way, and by the time he got to Bath (town in England) it was about nine o’clock in the evening and the moon was coming up out of a clear starry sky over the houses opposite the station entrance. But the air was deadly cold and the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks.

• It develops the exposition.
• It develops the rising action.
• It develops the climax.
• It develops the resolution.

How does the following paragraph contribute to the development of the setting? 
The room itself, so far as he could see in the half-darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture. There was a baby-grand piano and a big sofa and several plump armchairs; and in one corner he spotted a large parrot in a cage. Animals were usually a good sign in a place like this, Billy told himself; and all in all, it looked to him as though it would be a pretty decent house to stay in. Certainly it would be more comfortable than The Bell and Dragon.

• It describes how hideous the rooming house was.
• It describes how dark and gloomy the boarding how was.
• It describes how inviting the boarding house was.
• It describes how basic and simple the boarding how was. 

What is the author's purpose for including the following lines?
“That parrot,” he said at last. “You know
something? It had me completely fooled when I first saw it through the window from the street. I could have sworn it was alive.”

• It helps to develop the conflict Billy is facing.
• It helps develop the setting of the boarding house.
• It helps develop a change in Billy.
• It helps develop the theme of the passage. 

How does the following line contribute to the plot of the passage? 
Holding her teacup high in one hand, inclining her head slightly to the left, she looked up at him out of the corners of her eyes and gave him another gentle little smile.

• It contributes by demonstrating how kind the Landlady was.
• It contributes by developing the rising action for the passage. 
• It contributes by demonstrating how mad Billy was.
• It contributes by developing the climax of the story.

How does the following lines help develop the plot of the story? 
Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to come directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him - well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of. Pickled walnuts? New leather? Or was it the corridors of a hospital? 
Pay close attention to the line in red.

• It helps develop the exposition of the story.
• It helps develop the rising action of the story.
• It helps develop the falling action of the story.
• It helps develop the protagonist's character traits.